<title>Study Of A Distributed Picture Archiving And Communication System For Radiology</title>

Abstract

A preliminary design study has been carried out for a distributed picture archiving and communication system for the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. The study develops design equations for three layers of a picture network and examines the estimated flow of digital images between a multiplicity of picture sources, picture archives and picture viewing stations. Application of these data to the design equations lead to some preliminary conclusions. One network architecture consistent with these conclusions is discussed.

<title>Development and evaluation of a clinical workstation for pulmonary disease diagnostic</title>

“…evaluate the experimental knowledge of the clinician in computing science regarding the utilization of software and computer machine, and determine its needs concerning the medical imaging software and the workstation. 2. inform the clinician about the objectives of MISCA software and the interest which can presented by the utilization of the workstation for clinical application.…”

SPIE Medical Imaging 50th anniversary: history of the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Conference

“…Multiple papers included PACS concept descriptions and prototype architectures including accounts by Dwyer and Templeton (University of Kansas), 1 , 2 Duerinckx (Philips Ultrasound, Inc.), 3 Vizy (Eastman Kodak), 4 Staab (University of North Carolina), 5 Bohm (Institut fur Mathematik and Datenverarbeitung in der Medizin, Germany), 6 and Blaine and Jost (Washing University St Louis). 7 Horii (New York University) discussed the cost of PACS, 8 and Arenson (University of Pennsylvania) detailed radiology information system management 9 and fiber optic networks for data communication. 10 Skinner (MITRE Corporation) described technologies for teleradiology.…”

PACS Workbench at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR)

“…4 The utility of the standard 6 MHz bandwidth television spectrum allocations must be balanced against the achievable bit-rates. Nominal ratios of between 0.5 bits/hertz and 2 bits/hertz are achievable.…”